Game device



F. C. WESTPHAL.

GAME DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. |920.

Pfsented Dec; 2 7, 192,1.

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FREDERCK C. WESTPHAL, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY.

GAME DEVICE.`

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Be it known that l, FREDERICK C.' 7n-str- PHAL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and Stateof New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in GaineDevices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gaine apparatus.

More particularly the invention relates to devices or apparatuses withwhich the well known game of baseball is played.

Some of the objects of the present invention are: to produce a gamedevice of the character mentioned in the simplest possible form; toproduce a simple game device with which, and an understanding betweenopponents, as regards rules, the divers offensive and defensive acts andplays, on the one hand, may be indicated by the turning of a card, andthe placing on, and the removal from the bases forming a part of thedevice, of elements representative of base-runners, in accordance withthe indicia on the turned card, on the other hand; to roduce a gamedevice in which there is utilized what will hereinafter be referred toas an eXtra set of cards7 having indicia thereon, the extra set of cardsbeing brought into play when a particular card having particular indiciathereon of another set of cards is turned up to minimize the number ofcards and at the same time having the advantage of making substantiallyall possible plays. With these and other objects in view the invent-ionresides in the particular provision of parts and the rules which governin the playing of the 'game hereinafter more fully described andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

The figure is a plan view of the device of the present invention showingthe playing field and the cards used in playing the game, which playingfield and cards are shown as forming parts of a single blank; the cardsto be cut from the blank. The gaine device may be marketed in a singleblank or the saine may be marketed in parts as will be understood.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, it will be seen that, thedevice of the present invention consists preferably of piece of anysuitable material 10, such as paper-board or the like, which is markedoff in sections 11 and 12. The section 11 has defined Specification ofLetters atent. Patented Dec. 27, 1921. Application filed September 25,1920. Serial No. 412,824. i

thereon a playing field 13 in simulation of a baseball playing field ofthe regulation type. The said field 13 consists of an infield 141-,

-and an outfield 15,*and'thev usual bases 16.

The playing field is done in colors and it includes `representations ofplayers and players benches. The section 12 is marked o in smallersections 17, and sections 18. The

Out at Third, Long Fly Hit. rThe sections 18 bear indicia 20, viz; Foul,Out, Three Base Hit, and Home Run. The sections 17 and their indiciaconstitute one set of cards,

and the sections 18 'and their indicia constitute an eXtra set of cards.Elements 21 which may be of any preferred Shape are representative ofand are used as base runners.7 v

The indicia that appears upon the cards is self explanatory of what willoccur, or what must occur in the playing of the game in accordance withpromulgated and recognized rules and regulations. It therefore goeswithout saying that the individuals participating in the game must haveknowledge of such rules and regulations, but not necessarily each andevery rule and regulation` Base Hit is turned over, one of the elements21 is placed on second base. If that is followed bythe turning over ofthe card. bearing the indicia Home Run, then of course, there shall betwo scores, etc. one side is retired the other side is on the offensivewith the opportunity to score. The cards that are turned over are notput back into the pile until three out has been registered. Then a cardbearing the indicia Long Fly Hit has been turned over, the participantis entitled to pick from the eX- tra set of cards hereinbefore referredto, and after reading and playing as that card indi- Cates, theparticipant replaces it with the remaining four carts of the eXtra setface down. It Out at First Card7 is turned over and a base runner is onlirst hase, that means that there is one out, Whereas if first base isunoccupied, then it is assumed that the batter hit but was put out.Baserunners on second and third loa-ses Would'be aiected only hy theturning over of the cards Out at Second and Out at Third, as will beunderstood.

lWhat is claimed is:

l. ln a game device as characterized, a plurality of elementsrepresentative ot' baserunners, a playing,` field including basesJ L setof 50 cards each hearing` indicia in accordance with which one of saidelements is placed on or removed from one of said bases, and an eXtraset of 5 cards each bearing indicia which construed with certain.indicia of cards of said lirst set indicate that one of said elementsshould he placed on or should be removed from one of said bases.

2. In a game device as characterized, a plurality or" elementsrepresentative of baserunners, a playing ield including bases, a

lurality of sets of 50 cards one of saidsets Eeing an eXtra set, eachcard of each set bearing indicia7 certain 5 cards of one'set bearingindicia requiring the exposition of the indicia of a certain card et theother eXtra set to be construed therewith'to indicate the placing of oneof said elements on one of said bases or the` removal of one ot saidelements from one oiE said bases.

In testimony whereof hereby aix my signature.

FREDERICK C. WESTPHAL.

